Carbon Costume

With Disney’s copyright on the classic cartoon Steamboat Willie expiring, creators wasted no time taking advantage. On the very day the Mickey Mouse short entered the public domain – January 1, 2024 – a trailer for a horror slasher called Mickey’s Mouse Trap dropped, continuing the tradition of the previous year’s Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey. In the film, a killer masked as Mickey Mouse (Simon Phillips) stalks victims at a late-night birthday party in an amusement park. To take your costume from mascot to monster, cut out or black out the eye holes of your rubber Mickey mask.

Lizzy is the protagonist in the film Showing Up, and is played by Michelle Williams. Lizzy is an introverted art student and a sculptor who is preparing for her exhibition as she struggles with finding balance with her creative work and everyday struggles, and the unexpected friend she finds in a pigeon she nurses back to health.

Lizzy’s costumes match her personality perfectly and are just like those of an art student. They feature very soft and muted colors, like her look with her canvas apron, blue shirt and khaki skirt. For her exhibition she dresses up more with a brown skirt and printed blouse. If you’re wearing this as a costume, taking a pigeon stuffed animal or prop and carrying it in a box could be a fun addition.

Sasori (voiced in Japanese by Takahiro Sakurai and in English by Johnny Yong Bosch) is part of the main group of antagonists in the latter half of the Naruto series.

He is a member of the Akatsuki, and his specialty is puppetry, up to the point where he himself has a puppet body. His partner in the Akatsuki is Deidara, the explosives expert.

Sasori (in this form) has shaggy, short red hair and brown eyes. He wears the same Akatsuki cloak as the others, but instead of wearing the same mesh shirt, because of his puppet body he goes without it. His torso is segmented, with a canister in the right side of his chest, and an open hole in the center where he stores a poisoned corded tail, and he has bladed metal wings seated low on his back. For the rest of his outfit, he wears similar pants to the others but with a white waistband across the midsection, and then the same white spats over his ninja sandals. His nails are painted a dark teal color and he wears a deep blueish purple ring with the Kanji ‘gyoku’ on it.

Damian is a character in Mean Girls. Witty and outspoken, Damian is a social “outcast” alongside his best friend, Janis. They take pity on Cady and show her the ropes of high school. He plays a major role in the revenge plan against Regina George. Jaquel Spivey will portray Damian in the 2024 remake, based on the original movie and Broadway musical of the same name with a Gen Z twist. Fortunately, they kept his iconic sunglasses and blue hoodie – “she doesn’t even go here!”

In the new American Horror Story: Season 12, Delicate, Emma Robert’s plays an actress named Anna Alcott. This season is a psychological thriller and an adaptation of a novel called Delicate Condition by Danielle Valentines. Anna in this story is trying to become a mother while facing someone she believes is trying to stop her.

Anna Alcott wears a number of looks, all of which are sleek and put together with lots of comfortable pieces and coats, paired with dressier pieces. For one look we see on the cover wear a gray sweater maxi dress and pair it with a black dress/ waist belt. Another is one of her suit looks, this one consisting of modern and trendy shapes with the oversized brown blazer and loose-fitting brown pants. Lastly, a look with a pop of color is this one with a bright pink beanie, gray coat that ties at the waist, and black platform boots.

Pump Wonder (voiced by Sr Pelo) is one of the two protagonists of the YouTube series Spooky Month.  Alongside his friend Skid, Pump enjoys celebrating spooky season, and the pair find themselves constantly mixed up with monsters, murderers, and other scary fiends.  Pump wears a full-head pumpkin mask.  His clothing is black and white, evoking the look of a simplified tuxedo.  To recreate his look, layer a plain white tee under a black suit, and then add a pair of white gloves and black shoes.

Nora is a character from the romance-drama film Past Lives, and is played by Greta Lee. Past Lives follows two childhood friends named Hae Sung and Nora who were separated when Nora’s family emigrated from South Korea. For a week they are reunited as they contemplate what life could’ve been if different choices were made.

The costumes in this film are simple ones but intentional. To dress like Nora Lee, wear a white button down shirt, wide leg khaki pants, white running shoes, and a black bag. Another look is a navy blue printed blouse.

Regina George is the main antagonist of Mean Girls. As the most popular girl in school, Regina reigns supreme as the leader of the Plastics. She wrote the Burn Book, a journal of snide comments and secrets about fellow classmates. She invites Cady to join the Plastics, and at first she seems nice. Yet she reveals herself as evil and manipulative when she gets back with Aaron Samuels – who she knows Cady was crushing on. This sets the wheels in motion for revenge against Regina. Renee Rapp will portray Regina in the 2024 remake, based on the original movie and Brodway musical of the same name with a Gen Z twist. Renee Rapp previously portrayed Regina on Broadway in 2019.

Angus is a character from the new film The Holdovers, and is played by Dominic Sessa. The film follows an instructor, Paul Hunham at a New England prep school as he is tasked to watch the students that are remaining on the campus during Christmas break.

Angus, as well as the other characters, sticks to a pretty neutral color palette in his wardrobe. The textures and colors are very cozy and warm with lots of layers that gives us the feel of the cold season they’re in. Angus wears a brown puffer jacket with bootcut blue jeans, gray/ muted brown socks, and brown ankle boots. Another is a burnt orange wool sweater layered over a blue button down shirt.

Deidara (voiced in Japanese by Katsuhiko Kawamoto and in English by Roger Craig Smith) is part of the main group of antagonists in the latter half of the Naruto franchise.

He is the youngest member of the Akatsuki, and specializes in clay creations and explosives, in combination. Throughout his involvement with the Akatsuki, he was partnered with Sasori, and later on, Tobi.

Deidara has long, golden hair, worn partially up in a very high ponytail, with the bangs parted heavily over one side, draping all the way down to his chin, over his missing-nin designated slashed Iwagakure headband. His visible eye is a light blue, and the other one is often covered by (in addition to his hair) a long-range scope. He wears the standard Akatsuki cloak, as well as a dark tank-top over a mesh one, elastic cuffed capris in the same shade, white spat wrapped ninja sandals, and a blue-ish teal ring with the kanji ‘sho’. Around his waist he wears pouches filled with clay that he uses with the mouths on his hands and chest, and the look is finished off with black nail polish on his fingers and toes.